Wire-fence fabric.



Patented Oct. 10, 1911.

COLUMBIA WRAP 60-. WASHINGTON, D- C FFCE.

HOWARD 1?. NOR/BIS, 0F LEWIS, KANSAS.

WIRE-FENCE FABRIC.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HOWARD P. NORRIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lewis, in the county of Edwards, State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in ire-Fence Fabrics; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to woven wire fencing and has for an object tosecure the stay wires to the strand wires in a novel and effectivemanner.

With this object in view, the invention consists of the novel details ofconstruction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described andclaimed, it being understood that various modifications may be made inthe minor details of construction within the scope of the appendedclaim.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification: Figure1 is an elevation view of a section of a fence. Fig. 2 is an enlargedperspective detail view of the knot at the meeting of the stay andstrand wires. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective detail view of a knot atthe top strand wire and one of the stay wires. Fig. 4 is a slightlyvarying form of knot.

Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral 10 designates thelongitudinal or strand wires adjacent the bottom of the fencing, thesewires being placed close together as usual to prevent the escape ofsmall stock, and the reference numeral 11 designates the top strandwire. At intervals throughout their lengths, the strand wires are allprovided with loops 12 for securing the stay wires 13. Each transverseor stay wire is first looped over the strand wire as shown at 14:,thence carried from the rear side of the strand wire forwardly under thestrand wire in a staple like loop 15, this loop extending over thelongitudinal member and the extremity of this loop engaging one side ofthe loop 12 upon the strand wire, thence directed forwardly through saidloop andacross the plane of the fabric as shown at 16, and loopedforwardly thereover as shown at 17 At the point of intersection of thisstraight portion with the adjacent superposed strand wire the forming ofthe knot may be reversed, that is, the stay wire may be passed to therear of the strand wire,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 17, 1910.

Patented Oct. 10, 1911.

Serial No. 567,459.

thence passed forwardly over the strand wire in a loop 18, thence passedin rear of the strand wire in a staple like loop 19, the terminal ofwhich is directed forwardly over the forward side of the loop 12 in thestrand wire, and thence directed rcarwardly through this loop as shownat 20, thence directed vertically upward as shown at 21.

It will be noted that in forming each of the knots at the intersectionof the strand and stay wires that the initial straight por tion of thefirst loop made in the stay wire in forming the knot, and that portionwhich emerges from the loop and thence passes vertically upward, areboth arranged upon the same side of the strand wire.

To form the selvage of the woven wire fencing, the terminals of eachstay wire are knotted upon the top and bottom strand wires, but sincethese knots are identical in construction, it is necessary to describein detail but one of the knots, this knot being at the juncture of thetop strand wire and one of the stay wires. The terminal vertical portion21 of the stay wire is inserted from the forward side of the loop 12 inthe top strand wire rearwardly through the loop and passed over theforward side of the strand wire adjacent the loop therein'as at 22,thence looped over the strand wire and passed forwardly through the loop12 of the strand wire as shown at 23, this portion 23 of the stay wireengaging the rear side of that portion of the stay wire first directedthrough the loop of the strand wire and being thence directed forwardlythrough the loop of the strand wire as shown at 24 and wrapped about thevertical portion 17 of the stay wire as shown at 25.

A modification of the knot at the intersection of one of the strandwires and one of the stay wires is shown in Fig. 4. In this instance,the numeral 26 designates the strand wire and the numeral 27 the staywire, and the numeral 28 the loop in the strand wire. The verticalportion of the stay wire is first passed to the rear side of the strandwire and looped forwardly thereover as shown at 29, thence directed tothe rear side of the strand wire on the opposite side of the loop 28thereof and thence carried forwardly thereover in a staple-like loop 30,the terminal of this loop being directed to the rear side of the strandwire adjacent the first looped portion 29 thereof, as shown at 31,thence carried forwardly and passed through the loop 28 of the strandwire as shown at 32, thence directed vertically upward as shown at 33 toengage the looped portion of the next superposed strand wire. This knotforms a more rigid knot than the preferred form. 1

What is claimed is:

A wire fabric including intersecting longitudinal and transversemembers, the former being provided at points of intersection with closedloops extending in the plane of the fabric, each transverse member at apoint of intersection extending first over and then under thelongitudinal member, thence over the longitudinal member and engagingone side of the loop, thence through the loop and across the plane ofthe fabric, and emerging from the bight in the loop in the plane of theportion first named as extending over the longitudinal member.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

HOVARD P. NORRIS. Witnesses GEORGE W. JOHNSON, J. H. NORRIS.

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Washington, D. C.

